BRUSSELS – Military operations in Libya were taken over completely by NATO from U.S.-led coalition on Sunday; authorizing coalition forces to plan ground attacks to defend the civilian population of Libya from the Gaddafi regime.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told that NATO’s goal was just to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under risk of attack from the pro-Gaddafi forces.
Rasmussen further stressed, "NATO will implement all aspects of the UN Resolution. Nothing more, nothing less."
He told after been asked the future strategy; Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard of Canada, commander for Operation Unified Protector was being instructed to "begin executing this operation with immediate effect."
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